O'Chi Brown

O'Chi Brown is an English singer and songwriter born in Tottenham, London, England. She scored two hits on the Dance Club Songs, the most successful being "Whenever You Need Somebody," which hit number one in 1986.^[1] The song's producers (Stock Aitken Waterman) would recycle the song for English singer Rick Astley a year later, and it would be the title of his debut studio album on PWL.

Discography

Albums

• Danger Date (1983)
• Love for You (1985)
• O'Chi (1986)
• Light the Night (1987)

Singles

• "Can't Say Goodbye to You" (1982)
• "A Whiter Shade of Pale" (1983) UK number 81
• "Answer Me" (1984)
• "Auld Lang Syne" (1984)
• "Unchained Melody" (1985)
• "Why Can't We Be Friends" (1985) UK number 88
• "Whenever You Need Somebody" (1985) UK number 97
• "100% Pure Pain" (1986) UK number 97
• "Two Hearts Beating As One" (1986)
• "Rock Your Baby" (1987)
• "I Got A Feeling" (1987)
• "Learning To Live (Without Your Love)" (1987)
• "Groove Me" (1988)

See also

• List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

References

1. McAleer, Dave (1990), The omnibus book of British and American hit singles, 1960-1990, p. 12